SEAFORD, Del. (AP) - Poultry producer Allen Harim says it has agreed to stop discharging wastewater from its Harbeson processing plant into nearby Beaverdam Creek.
The company said Friday that it has reached an agreement with Artesian Wastewater Management for Artesian to build a pipeline taking treated wastewater from the Sussex County chicken plant to Artesian’s water recycling facility north of Milton.
Artesian will use the wastewater for spray irrigation on agricultural land.
State environmental officials, who had loaned Allen Harim $11.5 million to finance an expansion and upgrade of its wastewater treatment facility in Harbeson, have agreed to direct $5 million of the remaining loan balance to fund a one-time impact fee to Artesian.
Officials say Artesian will be making a $17 million investment in infrastructure for the disposal of the treated wastewater.
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